Val-d'Or weather in August

In August, Val-d'Or sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 97 mm of rain across 12.7 wet days and about 14.1 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 54 min at the start of August to 13 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Val-d'Or's 2nd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Val-d'Or's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
12°
11th coldest
Rainfall
97 mm
12.7 wet days
Daylight
14 h 06 min
5:11 AM – 7:19 PM
Cloud cover
66%
2nd clearest
Wind
11 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.56 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.1
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical August day in Val-d'Or reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 2°C cooler than July and about 5°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How August really feels in Val-d'Or

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

August sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Val-d'Or weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-10° / -20°5610.612.28.60.0
Feb-8° / -19°418.49.59.90.0
Mar-2° / -12°539.28.411.60.0
Apr / -4°7310.85.713.40.9
May16° / 7811.51.114.94.5
Jun22° / 10°8411.90.215.86.1
Jul23° / 13°9713.7015.46.2
Aug22° / 12°9712.7014.16.1
Sep17° / 10512.80.112.44.9
Oct / 9813.62.610.61.5
Nov / -6°8413.19.790.0
Dec-6° / -14°6311.812.38.20.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 62%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13961
23862
33961
43961
53862
63862
73763
83763
93763
103763
113763
123763
133763
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Val-d'Or gets around 97 mm of rain over 12.7 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 41% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
144
244
343
443
543
643
743
842
942
1042
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3138

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the dry band about 58% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
14730204
24829193
34829193
44929193
55028193
65227183
75227183
85326183
95426173
105525173
115625163
125725153
135824153
145824153
155924143
165825143
175925133
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206024133
216024133
226124123
236224122
246224122
256323122
266423112
276423112
286522112
296522112
306621112
316820102

Wind in August

Winds average 11 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
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411calm
511calm
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1211calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 54 min at the start of August to 13 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 96 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:51 AM to 5:33 AM, and sunset from 7:43 PM to 6:50 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.94:517:43
214.84:527:42
314.84:547:40
414.74:557:39
514.74:567:38
614.64:587:36
714.64:597:34
814.55:007:33
914.55:027:31
1014.45:037:30
1114.45:057:28
1214.35:067:26
1314.35:077:24
1414.25:097:23
1514.25:107:21
1614.15:117:19
1714.15:137:17
1814.05:147:15
1914.05:167:14
2013.95:177:12
2113.95:187:10
2213.85:207:08
2313.75:217:06
2413.75:237:04
2513.65:247:02
2613.65:257:00
2713.55:276:58
2813.55:286:56
2913.45:306:54
3013.35:316:52
3113.35:336:50

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.56 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1 kWh/m² to a high of 5.83 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.56 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.1Bright
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184.6Bright
194.5Bright
204.5Bright
214.5Bright
224.4Bright
234.4Bright
244.3Bright
254.3Bright
264.3Bright
274.2Bright
284.2Bright
294.2Bright
304.1Bright
314.1Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Val-d'Or?

Our two travel scores rate August for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

6.1
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
4.1
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Val-d'Or for sightseeing.

What to pack for Val-d'Or in August

From August's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In August, Val-d'Or sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Val-d'Or in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Val-d'Or peaks around July 14 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighHighModerateLowJul 14UV 7Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul7Very high
Aug5High
Sep5Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Val-d'Or?

Val-d'Or sits at 48.1°N, 77.8°W, 338 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Amos, 57 km away.

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Topography around Val-d'Or

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Val-d'Or.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Val-d'Or has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 170 m around an average of 320 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 177 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 373 m.

The land around Val-d'Or is covered by trees (48%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 3 km, trees (70%) within 16 km, and trees (81%) within 80 km.

3 km
170 m
16 km
177 m
80 km
373 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
August weather nearby: Amos 57 km · Rouyn-Noranda 92 km · North Bay 235 km · Petawawa 248 km · Timmins 265 km · Valley East 290 km · Greater Sudbury 300 km · Huntsville 326 km

Canada travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 83% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$55,698
2025
Happiness
6.7 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
97%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
2
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
5.3
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Christian 53%none 35%Muslim 5%Hindu 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Val-d'Or (48.0974°, -77.7974°, elevation 338 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).